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Whoever has the most money
Kind of joking, but not really. The lawsuit would have all the parties involved. If Disney and FOX are working together to blow up conferences to steer schools to one conference or another so that they can have them on their network, that is a violation of the Sherman Antitrust law. The same thing if the SEC and B1G did the same.
Now, if they do this, not only can there be criminal charges, but there can also be financial penalties. If the courts find that they damaged the ACC to the tune of $500M, then the ACC can ask the court to set the payment to the ACC for $1.5B.
Not to forget, FOX, Disney, SEC, and B1G can all be on the hook for criminal penalties of $100M each, and the individuals involved can be fined $1M each, plus 10 years in prison.
Link:
FTC Sherman Antitrust
Thread Replies (8)
Just curious. Is there anything monopolistic about this P2 arrangement?
-- VTinSC
Jun 07, 2024 at 01:52 PM ET
VTinSC
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06/07/24 01:52 PM ET
Same things that were monopolistic about the P4. Except for who's on the
-- wwhokie1
Jun 08, 2024 at 09:14 PM ET
wwhokie1
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06/08/24 09:14 PM ET
Historically, the courts have said that not all monopolies are bad.
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 08, 2024 at 10:41 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/08/24 10:41 AM ET
Good question. But the answer is complicated. In terms of "the little guys"
-- Maroon Baboon
Jun 07, 2024 at 03:08 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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06/07/24 03:08 PM ET
For starters it would be a duopoly :)**
-- jesuisvtguy
Jun 07, 2024 at 02:30 PM ET
jesuisvtguy
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06/07/24 02:30 PM ET
But is it really? The NFL is comprised of the AFC and NFC…
-- lawhokie
Jun 07, 2024 at 04:14 PM ET
lawhokie
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06/07/24 04:14 PM ET
Discovery might be interesting**
-- VTinSC
Jun 08, 2024 at 07:25 AM ET
VTinSC
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06/08/24 07:25 AM ET
But should the lawsuit be against the P2 conferences, or the corporations..
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 08, 2024 at 06:54 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/08/24 06:54 AM ET
Whoever has the most money
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-- mrcaniac
Jun 09, 2024 at 12:35 AM ET
mrcaniac
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06/09/24 12:35 AM ET